40 Countries and Counting
Tips and Tricks for Better Global Travel
Category: City Travel
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As one of the top tourist destinations in the world, Paris has something for almost everyone. There’s so much to enjoy about Paris- the food, culture, and people watching. But, I have learned after two trips to Paris that your preparation, budget and accommodations can really make or break your experience. My first trip to…
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A friend recently asked where we stay when we go to Philadelphia, so I wanted to share some of our recent experiences with the city. While I’ve visited Philly a ton because my extended family lives in the area, I wanted to focus on the last few visits I have done solo with the kids.…
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We first went to Denmark and Copenhagen as a couple when I was pregnant with our first child, and during that trip we talked about how much fun it would be to bring young kids to Tivoli and see the Mermaid statue in Copenhagen. For our Summer of 2025 trip we planned our travels to…
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A girls trip to Panama in December 2025 was the inspiration for this site. As the women and I sat around a table on the last night of our trip talking about our passions, I shared that mine is travel and food. We discussed some of my travel hacks and lessons learned that had helped…
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We planned our Scandinavia trip around a Billund visit because of one of our children’s Lego obsessions, and were not disappointed by the Legoland experience. If anything, we could have spent more time at Lego Haus and the surrounding attractions. Why Billund? Do you also have a child who is obsessed with Lego’s or could…
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It feels like we didn’t get to fully appreciate Oslo in August 2025 because it was sandwiched between the beauty of Flåm, and our anticipation for Legoland, Billund during our Scandinavian adventure. Also, at this point in our trip everyone started to get sick or just tired from the travels, so we decided to pivot…
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In the Summer of 2025 my family of four including two young kids (age 4 and 5) explored Bergen, Norway for three days. Taking the kids on a Scandinavian train with a kid play area- while they were still young enough to enjoy it was one of my travel parent goals. When we found decent…